1.   Conclusions - An increased use of diagnostic imaging for pyloric stenosis did not lead to earlier diagnosis or better management.

2.   It is now more widely recognized, leading to earlier diagnosis.

3.   Also, the extra nutritional demands brought about by pregnancy may precipitate symptoms and is another factor contributing to earlier diagnosis in women.

4.   Campaigns for diagnostic technology like CT whole body scanners are often premised on the assumption that earlier diagnosis will lead to an improved outcome for patients.

5.   And despite earlier diagnosis, the death rate has dipped only slightly.

6.   Better drugs, earlier diagnosis and aggressive prevention efforts have so battered the AIDS virus that it may be beginning to loosen its grip.

7.   But Trent said he expects that to change eventually when residents see how genetic research can lead to earlier diagnosis of diseases, better treatments and even cures.

8.   Cheaper, less risky testing, Lewis-Thornton believes, would result in a greater number of people taking the test, which would result in earlier diagnosis.

9.   Earlier diagnoses mean improved treatment possibilities and prognoses.

10.   Earlier diagnosis, better treatments and prevention have helped reduce breast cancer deaths around the world, a prominent health statistician told breast cancer researchers.